Signal processing, Coding and Visual Communication - Specialization
Signal processing, Coding and Visual communication specialisation
Processing and transmission of signals in communication systems. This includes data compression, video coding and advanced signal processing utilizing e.g., machine learning.
Purpose and Content
This master specialisation is composed of courses aimed at providing the foundations for development of methods for signal processing in communication systems and the technologies to transmit these signals. The technologies include both wired technologies as well as wireless communication. The specialisation is focused on the signals and processing of these signals in communication systems. This covers both signal processing for the physical media for transmission, as well as signals close to the users and applications, e.g. processing of natural signals such as audio, images, or video to match them to the transmission environment provided. The reason for this dual approach is that there is a common basis for the processing methods.
Job Profile
The graduates from this specialisation are mostly working in that part of industry where the physical realisations of communication equipment is taking place. The most well-known example from Denmark is probably the advanced mobile and wireless communication industry including operators. However, there are also a number of possibilities in smaller less known companies, in communication sectors as well as e.g. companies within industrial or traffic control. Another part of the graduates are employed by the growing industry for production of advanced multimedia, such as broadcasting companies, producers of video equipment or internet applications.
Structure of Studies
This specialisation requires that the students fulfill the requirements specified in the admission description of the programme in Communication and System Design described in the programme specification.
In addidtion to the compulsory courses and requirements listed in the Curriculum, the following rules apply for this specialisation:
In the Core competence course - specific, the student must select the following 20 ECTS points:
| 34231 | Digital communication 1 | 5 | point | Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17) |
| 34242 | Machine learning techniques for design and optimization of communication systems | 5 | point | January and June |
| 34249 | Synthesis Project for Communication Technologies | 10 | point | Spring F5B (Wed 13-17) and June |
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| 34349 | FPGA design for communication systems | 10 | point | Spring F5 (Wed 8-17) |
For the Advanced programme specific courses, the student must choose a total of 15 ECTS within the list below (if total of more than 15 ECTS of technological specialisation courses are chosen, they will count in the Electives category).
| 01405 | Algebraic Error-Correcting Codes | 5 | point | Spring F4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 02393 | Programming in C++ | 5 | point | E7 (Tues 18-22) |
| 02471 | Machine learning for signal processing | 5 | point | Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 34240 | Data Science, Compression and Image Communication | 5 | point | Spring F4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 34241 | Digital video technology | 5 | point | Spring F4A (Tues 13-17) |
| 34250 | Advanced image and video coding | 5 | point | Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17) |
| 34251 | Advanced forward error correction and iterative decoding | 5 | point | January |
A recommended study program for each semester is shown below:
Proposed study plan
Data Science, Compression and Image... Data Science, Compression and Image Communication
Networking technologies and application... Networking technologies and application development for Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine learning techniques for design... Machine learning techniques for design and optimization of communication systems
Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical... Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
Master's thesis
Specialisations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialisation but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialisation has been fulfilled the title of the specialisation may be added to the diploma.